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cimorenethis episode wants us to think it's deep, so it has a Very Serious Closer. first of all you have to understand that during the episode
which works by calming you down, and then emptying your brain completely so that you're so eager for some company you'll do whatever someone tells you if they speak into the
(it only causes pain at the higher settings). while they were busy grabbing control of the hospital, kirk's torturer fell into the chair while it was turned on at full, and nobody remembered to come and save him until he was already Dead, Jim. but there wasn't a mark on him! he died from the existential pain of his brain being so Empty!
now SPOCK and MCCOY are hanging about on the bridge when KIRK walks on like a zombie. he sits in his chair slowly and a little creakily, as if he's just run an unaccustomed few miles and is now regretting it.
he stares angstily into space.
MCCOY: it's hard to believe that a man could die of loneliness.
KIRK: not when you've sat in that room.
there's an awkward little silence. KIRK looks over and sees SPOCK watching him with a distressed frown.
as soon as he looks at spock, he smiles.
KIRK, smiling: take us out of orbit, mr spock. ahead warp factor 1.
as soon as KIRK starts talking SPOCK begins to smile quite warmly back at him.
SPOCK: acknowleged, captain. warp factor 1.
and this has nothing to do with kirk or spock, but this episode has one of my favourite guest stars. she looks like jennifer garner and plays a spunky psychologist who keeps arguing with kirk.
and a bonus from the very beginning of the episode.
which works by calming you down, and then emptying your brain completely so that you're so eager for some company you'll do whatever someone tells you if they speak into the
(it only causes pain at the higher settings). while they were busy grabbing control of the hospital, kirk's torturer fell into the chair while it was turned on at full, and nobody remembered to come and save him until he was already Dead, Jim. but there wasn't a mark on him! he died from the existential pain of his brain being so Empty!
now SPOCK and MCCOY are hanging about on the bridge when KIRK walks on like a zombie. he sits in his chair slowly and a little creakily, as if he's just run an unaccustomed few miles and is now regretting it.
he stares angstily into space.
MCCOY: it's hard to believe that a man could die of loneliness.
KIRK: not when you've sat in that room.
there's an awkward little silence. KIRK looks over and sees SPOCK watching him with a distressed frown.
as soon as he looks at spock, he smiles.
KIRK, smiling: take us out of orbit, mr spock. ahead warp factor 1.
as soon as KIRK starts talking SPOCK begins to smile quite warmly back at him.
SPOCK: acknowleged, captain. warp factor 1.
and this has nothing to do with kirk or spock, but this episode has one of my favourite guest stars. she looks like jennifer garner and plays a spunky psychologist who keeps arguing with kirk.
and a bonus from the very beginning of the episode.
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Date: 23 May 2005 08:39 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 23 May 2005 03:37 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 23 May 2005 02:17 pm (UTC)In the last picture, Kirk is making come-hither eyelashes. :D this pleases me.
Also Miss Kinda-Looks-Like-Jennifer-Garner is so beautifully angsty-looking. All pouty pout and puzzled eyebrows.
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Date: 23 May 2005 03:39 pm (UTC)he flutters his eyelashes a lot. it gets him what he wants! and kirk is nothing if not expedient.
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Date: 23 May 2005 04:34 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 23 May 2005 04:50 pm (UTC)